Russia Summons Polish Ambassador Over Warsaw Rioting

Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned the Polish ambassador on Tuesday to voice concern after firecrackers were thrown at the Russian embassy during riots by far-right youths in Warsaw.

Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned the Polish ambassador on Tuesday to voice concern after firecrackers were thrown at the Russian embassy during riots by far-right youths in Warsaw.

"In connection with yesterday's rioting at the Russian embassy in Warsaw, Polish ambassador Wojciech Zajaczkowski was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry," the ministry said in a one-sentence statement.

Polish police used rubber bullets to break up groups of masked far-right youths when a nationalist march through the Warsaw turned violent on Monday.

The main target of the rioters appeared to have been any symbol of left-wing, liberal views, but for some Poles the Russian embassy is a symbol of repression during decades of Soviet domination.